[STEAM] Vince Zampella, head of Respawn and Call of Duty co-creator, reportedly dies in car crash

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Co-founder of Infinity Ward, co-creator of Call of Duty, and head of Respawn Entertainment Vince Zampella has died in a car ******, according to a new report from

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Zampella was involved in a single-car ****** on Angeles Crest Highway, according to the report, at about 12:55pm local time on Dec. 21. The vehicle veered off the road before hitting a concrete barrier and a passenger was ejected from the car. Both Zampella and the passenger did not survive.

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Image via Activision One of the architects of modern FPS games as we know it, Zampella's work history includes the co-creation of the very original Call of Duty titles. Under his leadership, Infinity Ward released Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and 2009's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, after which he moved on to co-found Respawn Entertainment and oversee such games as Apex Legends and the Star Wars: Jedi series.

"Vince was an extraordinary person — a gamer at heart, but also a visionary executive with a rare ability to recognize talent and give people the freedom and confidence to create something truly great," said The Game Awards founder and friend of Zampella, Geoff Keighley. "He leaves behind an incredible legacy of work. I’ll miss our dinners and long conversations. And while he created some of the most influential games of our time, I always felt he still had his greatest one ahead of him. It’s heartbreaking that we’ll never get to play it."

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Zampella also was the leader of the Los Angeles branch of DICE, Ripple Effect Studios, one of the makers of Battlefield 6, a franchise that he recently took over as its lead. His impact on the modern day gaming industry cannot be understated. He was 55 years old.

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Image via Respawn Entertainment Destructoid staff would like to send our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and co-workers in this unimaginably difficult time.

This is a developing story. Destructoid has reached out to Respawn for comment.

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